Discovery: Math

Aka “Math 1”.

Discovery was released in several variants: “Discovery — Math version” (1986), “Discovery — Spelling version” (1986) and “Discovery — Trivia version” (1987). These variants are distinguishable by a sticker on the physical packaging. Additionally, 8 further expansion packs were released in 1988; these expansion packs require any of the aforementioned variants. “Discovery 2.0” was later released in 1990, and also supports these expansion packs.

The Starship Discovery, carrying a cargo of alien animal specimens, has crash landed on a remote, inhospitable asteroid. From its crew of four, you alone have survived well enough to survey the damage and return the starship to flight. With the crash impact, twelve fuel crystals have been dislodged and must be replaced. While moving through the many compartments of your complex craft you are met with unexpected challenges. Impeding your mission are the alien creatures which have escaped from their containers and are running loose through the ship. Can you collect the crystals and restore the ship to flight without being contaminated by the animal specimens? You will be relying heavily on both your adept skill at joystick control and your intellectual prowess of mastering either mathematical or spelling challenges. The grade levels of challenge can be set by you in the beginning of your mission at the crash impact. Make it as difficult as you dare.